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ST AUGUSTINE VICARAGE, 336 BARING ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0DX

Granted Lewisham DC/24/135272 Dead & Hazardous Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

FRONT (Baring Rd): Dead Sycamore (T2, TPO T4)(ht.15m) FELL. Reason: Tree is dangerous, shedding branches, health & safety risk to public. Duty to replace applies. The London Borough of Lewisham St Augustine's Church, Baring Road London SE12 Tree Preservation Order 2009. Note: not within the TPO, no consent from the council required: FRONT/SIDE (driveway entrance): small dead Sycamore (T3)(ht.9m) FELL. Reason: risk of falling onto neighbouring driveway. A voluntary replacement tree would be hugely welcomed. Informative A: the replacement tree for Sycamore (T2,TPO T4) in the frontage grass area nearby with either a Wingnut, Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica) or Liquidambar as agreed in agent's email 19 March 2024 is greatly appreciated. See replacement details below (in decision notice). Informative B: the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement tree when a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead, or presents an immediate risk of serious harm, para 121 Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance 6 March 2014.

As published by the council, reference DC/24/135272

Application record

Reference
DC/24/135272
Type
Dead & Hazardous Trees
Status
Registered
Decision
Granted
Received
15 Mar 2024
Validated
18 Mar 2024
Decided
20 Mar 2024
Ward
Grove Park
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE12 0DX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/25/138592 Granted

    ST AUGUSTINE VICARAGE, 336 BARING ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0DX

    REAR: ONE Poplar (T1,T10 in TPO)(ht.24m) RE-POLLARD HEIGHT by 7m from 24m to 17m, REDUCE RADIUS by 7m from 12m to 5m on all compass points. Reason: Pollard to just below the previous pruning point (pollard head), part of a 3 to 5 year cyclical pollard programme of works as mature and very close to neighbours building, remove dead low scaffold limb, there is evidence of the tree losing bark on one side of the trunk. The London Borough of Lewisham (St Augustine's Church Baring Road SE12) Tree Preservation Order 2009. Informative A: creating wood piles with some of the poplar branch prunings is encouraged for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative B: reminder of duty to replace the front dead sycamore (TPO T4), felled ref 5-day notice DC/24/135272, with either Wingnut, Kentucky Coffee Tree or Liquidambar.

    Decided 27 Jan 2025 Trees
  • DC/24/135274 Granted

    ST AUGUSTINE VICARAGE, 336 BARING ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0DX

    FRONT (roadside): FOUR Lime (T4-T7)(T1,T2,T3 & T5 in TPO)(ht.12-14m) HEIGHT REDUCE by approx.4m from ht.12-14m to approx.8-10m, remove major deadwood, split and hanging branches. Reason: health & safety, significant amount of deadwood over high target road and pedestrian areas. The London Borough of Lewisham (St Augustine's Church, Baring Road London SE12) Tree Preservation Order 2009. Informative A: the sensitive management of the trees for streetscape amenity, setting to the church, to reduce air pollution and for climate change mitigation is greatly appreciated. Informative B: please create habitat log piles and dead hedges with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: the replacement for dead sycamore (TPO T4) under 5 day notice ref DC/24/135272 is hugely welcome as it will maintain the treed frontage for the future.

    Decided 3 May 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Mar 2024

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 18 Mar 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Mar 2024

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • DC/25/138592 Granted

    ST AUGUSTINE VICARAGE, 336 BARING ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0DX

    REAR: ONE Poplar (T1,T10 in TPO)(ht.24m) RE-POLLARD HEIGHT by 7m from 24m to 17m, REDUCE RADIUS by 7m from 12m to 5m on all compass points. Reason: Pollard to just below the previous pruning point (pollard head), part of a 3 to 5 year cyclical pollard programme of works as mature and very close to neighbours building, remove dead low scaffold limb, there is evidence of the tree losing bark on one side of the trunk. The London Borough of Lewisham (St Augustine's Church Baring Road SE12) Tree Preservation Order 2009. Informative A: creating wood piles with some of the poplar branch prunings is encouraged for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative B: reminder of duty to replace the front dead sycamore (TPO T4), felled ref 5-day notice DC/24/135272, with either Wingnut, Kentucky Coffee Tree or Liquidambar.

    Decided 27 Jan 2025 Trees
  • DC/24/135274 Granted

    ST AUGUSTINE VICARAGE, 336 BARING ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0DX

    FRONT (roadside): FOUR Lime (T4-T7)(T1,T2,T3 & T5 in TPO)(ht.12-14m) HEIGHT REDUCE by approx.4m from ht.12-14m to approx.8-10m, remove major deadwood, split and hanging branches. Reason: health & safety, significant amount of deadwood over high target road and pedestrian areas. The London Borough of Lewisham (St Augustine's Church, Baring Road London SE12) Tree Preservation Order 2009. Informative A: the sensitive management of the trees for streetscape amenity, setting to the church, to reduce air pollution and for climate change mitigation is greatly appreciated. Informative B: please create habitat log piles and dead hedges with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: the replacement for dead sycamore (TPO T4) under 5 day notice ref DC/24/135272 is hugely welcome as it will maintain the treed frontage for the future.

    Decided 3 May 2024 Trees

Documents

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3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 20 March 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • ST AUGUSTINES VICARAGE, 336 BARING ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0DX

    DC/13/83331 Submitted 26 Apr 2013 0m away

    Northern Boundary of St. Augustine's Church see accompany plan - ONE Poplar (T10 within the 2009 Order)-Lateral Reduction of the Northern Crown by up to 3 meters that Over-Hangs the Neighbouring Property.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • ST AUGUSTINES VICARAGE, 336 BARING ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0DX

    DC/13/083331 Submitted 26 Apr 2013 0m away

    Northern Boundary of St. Augustine's Church see accompany plan - ONE Poplar (T10 within the 2009 Order)-Lateral Reduction of the Northern Crown by up to 3 meters that Over-Hangs the Neighbouring Property.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • ST AUGUSTINE VICARAGE, 336 BARING ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0DX

    DC/24/135274 Submitted 15 Mar 2024 0m away

    FRONT (roadside): FOUR Lime (T4-T7)(T1,T2,T3 & T5 in TPO)(ht.12-14m) HEIGHT REDUCE by approx.4m from ht.12-14m to approx.8-10m, remove major deadwood, split and hanging branches. Reason: health & safety, significant amount of deadwood over high target road and pedestrian areas. The London Borough of Lewisham (St Augustine's Church, Baring Road London SE12) Tree Preservation Order 2009. Informative A: the sensitive management of the trees for streetscape amenity, setting to the church, to reduce air pollution and for climate change mitigation is greatly appreciated. Informative B: please create habitat log piles and dead hedges with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: the replacement for dead sycamore (TPO T4) under 5 day notice ref DC/24/135272 is hugely welcome as it will maintain the treed frontage for the future.

    Granted Trees 11 docs
  • ST AUGUSTINES VICARAGE, 336 BARING ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0DX

    DC/17/103103 Submitted 20 Feb 2009 0m away

    Tree preservation order St Augustine's church Baring Road SE12 dated 20 February 2009 made pursuant to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. This order was confirmed without modification on 20 July 2009

    Withdrawn Trees 1 doc
  • ST AUGUSTINE VICARAGE, 336 BARING ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0DX

    DC/25/138592 Submitted 2 Jan 2025 0m away

    REAR: ONE Poplar (T1,T10 in TPO)(ht.24m) RE-POLLARD HEIGHT by 7m from 24m to 17m, REDUCE RADIUS by 7m from 12m to 5m on all compass points. Reason: Pollard to just below the previous pruning point (pollard head), part of a 3 to 5 year cyclical pollard programme of works as mature and very close to neighbours building, remove dead low scaffold limb, there is evidence of the tree losing bark on one side of the trunk. The London Borough of Lewisham (St Augustine's Church Baring Road SE12) Tree Preservation Order 2009. Informative A: creating wood piles with some of the poplar branch prunings is encouraged for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative B: reminder of duty to replace the front dead sycamore (TPO T4), felled ref 5-day notice DC/24/135272, with either Wingnut, Kentucky Coffee Tree or Liquidambar.

    Granted Trees 7 docs
  • Baring Hall Hotel, 368 Baring Road, London, SE12 0DU

    25/04082/ADJ Submitted 26 Aug 2025 33m away

    An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for Minor Material Amendments in connection with the planning permission DC/24/135390 dated 4 November 2024:- in order to allow to change the wording of Condition 4 Scheme of Development to say: Phasing Plan - No works of demolition, or alteration by way of full or partial demolition shall occur to the Main building or the Stable block until a specific programme of phasing works has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing. Unless otherwise previously agreed in writing by the local planning authority no works of demolition, or alteration by way of partial demolition, to the Main building or Stable block shall begin before evidence has been submitted to the Local Planning Authority of a binding contract for the full implementation of the comprehensive scheme of development including re-construction of the Stable block. The Stable block external walls, roof, and first floor structure must be re-constructed to at least shell-and-core in line with the permitted scheme within 24 months of the Main building being first occupied unless revisions are approved in writing by the LPA. at Baring Hall Hotel at 368 Baring Road SE12 (amended description) CONSULTATION BY LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM

    Granted Outline Demolition 2 docs

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    25 Aug 2026 Trees
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    7 Jul 2026 Trees
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